HPD HPD History and Classification 3

Question 1

Which psychologist introduced the Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD), affecting how HPD is assessed dimensionally?

Accepted Answer

Robert Krueger

Answer

Robert Krueger's research on hierarchical taxonomy of psychopathology substantially shaped the AMPD dimensional model in DSM-5 Section III.

Question 2

In DSM-5 Section III's Alternative Model, HPD is notably absent as a listed disorder; instead its traits map primarily onto which domain?

Accepted Answer

Antagonism and negative affectivity

Answer

HPD traits in the AMPD map primarily onto antagonism (attention-seeking, manipulativeness) and negative affectivity (emotional lability).

Question 3

Pierre Janet, a contemporary of Freud, contributed to hysteria history by linking hysterical symptoms to:

Accepted Answer

Subconscious fixed ideas and dissociation

Answer

Pierre Janet theorized that hysterical symptoms arose from subconscious fixed ideas and dissociative mental processes.

Question 4

The DSM-5 minimum threshold for an HPD diagnosis requires meeting at least how many of the 8 listed criteria?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

At least 5 of the 8 DSM-5 HPD criteria must be present for a diagnosis.

Question 5

Which US study found HPD to be one of the more commonly diagnosed personality disorders in outpatient psychiatric settings?

Accepted Answer

The Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study (CLPS)

Answer

The CLPS (Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study) examined HPD prevalence and course in US outpatient psychiatric settings.

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